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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/courts-and-tribunals-judiciary-and-functions-of-staff-act-2018-consequential-transitional-and-saving-provision-regulations-2020/schedule/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2020/100",
  "legislation_title": "The Courts and Tribunals (Judiciary and Functions of Staff) Act 2018 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provision) Regulations 2020",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Amendment of the Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981",
  "text": "(1) The Magistrates' Courts Rules 1981 are amended as follows.\n(2) In rule 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), after the definition of “the Act of 1998” insert—\n““justices' legal adviser” means a person nominated by the Lord Chancellor who is authorised to exercise functions under section 28(1) of the Courts Act 2003;”.\n(3) In rule 3A (case management), in paragraph (7)(a), for “, justices' clerk or assistant to a justices' clerk” substitute “or justices' legal adviser”.\n(4) In rule 86 (requirements to be complied with before release), in paragraph (1)(b), for “a justices' clerk” substitute “a justices' legal adviser”.",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "text": "S.I. 1981/552, to which relevant amendments were made by S.I. 2009/3362."
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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